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Never to be drunk w/food

Is there any great wine that is supposed to be enjoyed strictly by itself?
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by artsy6
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by artsy6

Bad corks in V. Donjon?

In January 2004 I purchased six bottles of the 2000 Vieux Donjon CdP from one of our well-known and highly credible win...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jj
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by jj

[TN] '00 Ch. La Roque Mourvedre

Tonight, after an extended evening of Halloween festivities at the city park with Andrew, we assembled a late dinner of...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by notpil
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by notpil

TN: Roulot bourgogne

Betsy had a long day, came home to find I'd made halibut (with lemon butter, wrapped in chard, baked in parchment), orz...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

Cabinets

Having moved houses need to rethink wine storage (UK). I came across, but have lost a site that reviewed different wine...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gordon.macpherson
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by gordon.macpherson

alt.food.wine mini-FAQ

This is a weekly reminder that the FAQ for this group resides at the website http://winefaq.cwdjr.net. Additionally, it...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by notpil
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by notpil

The Wine News is Going Down With Its Writers

A colleague of mine has written a few articles for The Wine News, the formerly fairly good publication out of Florida....
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ksternberg1
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by ksternberg1

TN: An ESJ turns 8

Betsy had an evening rehearsal for the continuo part in an upcoming opera. I was alone for dinner, with leftover pot ro...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

[TN] '07 Chester's Anvil Zin

We have been fans of the Syrahs of Lagier-Meredith for the past few years, having visited them atop Mt. Veeder and tast...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by notpil
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by notpil

[TN] Vacation wines (Campuget, GV, Borsao)

The occasion of Andrew's "Fall break" from kindergarten prompted our decampment for a long weekend to a beach house on...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by notpil
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by notpil

TN Chateau d'Yquem 1970

The Yquem 1970 has been properly stored since shortly after release. The fill is in the low neck, and there were no cor...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spamtrap2
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by spamtrap2

Gundlach Bundschu wines- any comments

We never visited their winery when we were in California, but we had a vertical tasting of their cabernets at a food an...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dickr2
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by dickr2

I love reds of Portugal

Recently had another bottle of Quinta do Alqueve Tradicional 2005. Medium body. Very easy to drink.
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cshubs
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by cshubs